Lacing-hook-setting machine.



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SYDNEY n. TAFT. or some FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS. ASSIGNOR TO. AMERICANLACING noon to, A conronarrox or New JERSEY.

LACiING-HOOK-SETTlNG MACHINE. 7

Application filed April 2, 1907. Serial No. 366,033.

. placed by the operator in the machine against a suitable gage orgages, the machine is started in the usual manner by means of a suitableclutch mechanism operated by a treadle, the upper is then unched and fedforward to: the lacing hoo setting instrumentalities, a lacing hook isset in the hole formed in the upper by the punch and clenched againstthe anvil integral with said punch, the punch moves upwardly, retreats,descends and punches a new hole in the u per, feeds said upper forwardand so on until the desired number of lacing hooks have been set in saidupper, when. the operator removes his foot from the treadle, the clutchis thrown out, and the machine stops. During series of operations theonly Work 1 by the operator is to place the u per machine, set forth,hold the front edge of the upper against the front edge gage during thefeeding operation, and remove the upper from the machine after it hasstopped.

The object of the machine is to provide a machine which can be run at ahigh rate of speed and which will attach thelacing hooks to the uppersof boots and shoes at equal dis tances apart withput the operator beingobliged to do anything more than hereinbe fore set forth.

In certaii'ifeaturesof its construction the machine of this inventionis, similar to an I other machine oflikecharacter for which 1 LettersFatent of the United States, No.

lacing hook carrier, in the construction and operation of said lacinghook carrier, and in the'combination with the feeding unch and anvil ofa die which cooperates wit .thefeed punch in. the punchingnndfeeding ofthe upper preparatory to having a lacing hook sets Specification ofLetters Patent. I Patented March 31, 1908. i

therein and 'clenche'd upon said anvilby said lacing hook carrier.

To these ends the invention consists in thecombination and arrangementof parts set forth in the following specification and particularlypointed out in the claims thereof.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a} left hand side elevation of myimproved lacing hook setting machine, thesame being partly broken awayto save space in the draw ings. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the same, brokenaway to save space. Fig. 3 is aright hand side elevation of the same,broken away to save space. Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan broken away andpartly in section on-line 44 of Fig. 1, illustrating the lacing hookfeeding mechanism and the die which coop' I crates with the punch inpunchingand feeding-the upper. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation takenonline 55 of Fig. 4. 'Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation illustrating thelacing hook feeding and settingme'chanism taken on line 66 of Fig. 4,with the lacing hook just being set against the anvil and clenched inthe upper. Fig. '7 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 6 illustratingtheparts in different positions, wit-h'the lacing hook freed from itscarrier so that the upper may be fed.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Figs. 6 and 7' with the lacing hook carrierlowered in position to have a lacing hook fed thcreonto. V 9, 1'0, 11and 12 are detail sectional elevations, broken away to save space, takenon line 9-9 of Fig. 2, illustrating different steps in the punching.feeding of the upper and setting of the lacing hook therein. Fig. 13 isFigs a detail sectional elevation taken on line 1 1313 of Fig. 9. Fig.14 is a detail's'ide elevation, partly broken away and shownm section 01the laclng hoo'k carrlcr.

Fig. 15 is g a detail plan of the die holder, broken away Like numeralsrefer to like parts: througlp out the several views of the drawings.

In the drawings, 20 is theframe of} the machine supported upon a base.21, the main driving shaft 22 being journaled in suitable bearings 23formed in brackets 21 fastto saidbase. The shaft 22 is driven by aclutch pulley and clutch. adapted tobe operated by ios skilled in thisings.

being substantially like that, forming the subject matterof a separateapplication for 'Letters Patent Serial No. 292,274, filed'-De-.

cember 18, 19Q5,'by William P. Bartel and alpplicant. The lacing hooksare fedfrom' t pieces of sheet steel 28 and 2-9 and curved at v th'eirlower ends, as shown in'Fig'. 2. The

e hopper to a raceway 27 formed of two lacing hooks slide upon the art28 of the racewayand are held thereon y the art'29 which bears againstthe shanks of sai lacing hooks. The lowermost lacing hook 30 slides Idown the raceway 27 untilit abuts against the stop 31 upon said raceway,and when in this position as illustrated in Fig. 4 and in Figs. 6 and 7,said lacing hook rests upon-a finger 32 forming a part of a lever 33fast to a rock-shaft 34 journaled to rock ina bearing formed in theframe 20. The outer'en d of the rock-shaft 34 has an arm 35 fastthereto, to which is attached one end of a-spiral s ring 36, the otherend of said spiral spring eing fastened to a pin fast to the frame 20. pThe finger 32 alines with the part 28 of the racewry 27, so that as thelacing hooks slide down said raceway the lowermost lacing hook slidesfrom the part 28 onto said fin er 32 and stops against the stop 31. Saidacing hook is then in position to be fed down an auxiliary raceway 37which terminates at its lower. end adjacent to a lacing hook carrier 38(Fig. 8) when said lacing hook carrier is in its lowermost position. Thelever 33 is tipped. to feed the lacing hook 30 held there on to theauxiliary raceway 37 by a lever 39, as shown in Fig. 8. Said lever 39 isfast to a rock-shaft 40 ournaled to rock in the frame 20-and havingfastened to the outer end thereof an arm 41 (Fig. 1). The free end ofthe arm 41 is held by a spring 42 against the end of a cam slide 43which consists of a rod 44 adapted to slide in a bracket 45 fast to thelever 39 in one direction, the spring 42 rocking said lever in theopposite direction. The upper end of the lever 39 projects between thetwo plates 50-and 51 (which form the auxiliary raceway 37) when saidlever is ped to its forward position, asillust-rated ig. 6, so that alacing hook resting upon the lacing hook-carrier 38. The acinghookcarrier 38 is pivoted at 52 to a slide 53, said slide beingpreferablycylindrical in form and Fterminating'in an ear53 at its. lower end, to

which 1s p votally attached by means of a pin 54 a link 55. The.lower'endof the link 55 is connected by a which, in turn, is ivoted atits lower end to a pin 58 fast to t e'bed-plate 21. The pin addition toconnecting the links 55 and. 57 to eachother, connects said pins to acam slide "59 to which'a reciprocato imparted b cam 61. herecipr'ocatory motion impartedto the cam slide 59 imparts a verticalreciprocatory motion to the slide ,53 through motion is the links 55 and57, (Figs. land 3).

The lacing hook carrier 38 consists of a lever 62 provided with a recess.63 in its upper end adapted to receivethe head of a lacmg hook and aplate 64 rigidly fastened to said lever and projecting over said recess,

The plate 64 projects into the s ace between the head and the shank of'te lacing hook, the end of said plate which projects over saidrecess-being preferably provided with a slight depression 63 to receivethe neck of, the lacing book. The carrier 38 is connected'by a s ring 65to a screw 66 fast to a cap 67, sai cap being adjustably fastened to theframe 20.

' The u per end of the slide 53 is forked at 68 and the lacing hookcarrier plays between said forks 68, 68, thus eral movement of saidacing hook carrier relatively to the slide 53. Lpon each side of thelacing hook carrier 38 are lateral projections 69, curved upon theirunder side and adapted to rest upon the forks 68, 68, so that when thepressure of setting the hook, hereinafter described, is brought to bearupon the plate 64, said pressure will be transmitted not upon the ivot52 but upon the forks 68, 68, thus supp ying a solid foundation for thepin 56. toa link 57,

a cam roll 60whic engages a preventing any lat-c lacing hook carrierduring the setting operation of the lacing hook. 'A pin 70 is fast tothe lacing hook carrier 38 and 'projects'laterally from opposite sidesthereof, being adapted to contact with the front edges of the forks 68,68 when the lacing hook carrier is in the position illustrated in Fig.6, or when itis in the position of setting the hook against the anvil.

. The lacing hook carrier 38 is locked to the slide 53 when the same isin the position illustrated in Figs. 6 and 8 by a stop 71, which ismovable relatively to said slide and is preferably cylindrical in shapeto fit a cylindrical bore in said slide. I The upper end of the stop 71has a tooth 72 thereon which side of the carrier lever 62. he stop 7].is

held upwardly by a spirals ring 73', one end of which bears against theower end of said stopythe other end bearin against a screwthreaded'shank74 integra with the'ear 53.

All arm 75 is rigidly fastened to the stop .71 and projects laterallytherefromfithroug At a certain time in the oration of-the machine, as,hereinafter descri ed, the arm 75 is movedv a slot 76 formed in theslide 53.

downwardly, together with the stop 71 to which it'is attached, by theshort arm 77 of the lever 39. Said shortarm is provided with a frictionroll 78 which contacts with the upper surface of said arm 75, and assaid lever rocked, pushes therarm 75 downwardly thus lowering the stopor locking piece 71 until the tooth 72 is disengaged from the tooth73,and the spring 65 then acts as illustrated in Fig. 7,\to rock the lacinghook carrier u on its pivot 52, withdrawing the plate 64 floih thelacing hook which'at that time is held-in the stock, and pulling thelacing hook" carrier downwardly until the front ed e thereof restsagainst a roll 79 journale vto rotate upon a pin'80 fast to the heJpperation of feeding the hook along the au 'iary raceway onto thelacing. hook carrier and of setting the hook inthe stock by means ofsaid carrier in cooperation with 'the anvil and punch is as follows:Ashereinbefore set forth, the lacing hookdescends theraceway 27 until itcomes to .a stop against the stop 31. "At that time the lowermost lacinghook 30 rests upon the finger 32 which forms a part of the lever 33 andpro,- jects between two sides 50 and 51 of the auxiliary. raceway 37Assuming the parts to be in the position illustrated in Fig. 6, thelever 39 will be rocked from the position shownin Fig. 6 to that shownin Fig. '7, the rocking of said lever being accomplished by means of therockshaft 40, rocker-arm 41, cam slide 43 and cam 49 (see Fig. 1).During this rocking of .the lever 39, the short arm 7 7, with its roll78, forces the arm 75 and stop 71 downwardly, disengaging the tooth 72from the tooth 73, thus unlocking the lever 62 and allowing the springto rock the lacinghook carrier upon its pivot 52 into the positionillustrated in Fig. 7, with the front edge of the lever 62 restingagainst the roll 79. The slide 53 now descends, be-

" ing moved downwardly by the links 55 and 57, cam slide 59 and cam 61to the position illustrated in Fig. 8. As the slide 53 moves downwardly,the front edge of the lever 62 bears against the roll 79, which isaffixed to a stationary piece, viz, the cap 67, so that the lever 62 orthe lacing hook carrier 38 is rocked upon its pivot 52 to the positionillustrated in Fig.-'8-that is, with t 1e plate'64 in alinement with thelower end of the auxiliary raceway 37, in readiness to have a hookpushed thereon by the lever 39. At the last trated in Fig. 6.

lever 33 also has an arm 33 thereon which moves into the space formerlyoccupied by the lacing hook 30 and prevents any other hooks fromdescending the raceway 27 until the lever 33 has resumed the positionillus- The lacing hook 30 may slide down the auxiliary raceway 37 andonto the plate 64, but if it does not it will be pushed onto said plateby the lever 39 when it moves forward to the position illustrated inFig. 6, and after said lacing hook .has thus been landed upon the lacinghook carrier, the slide 53 moves upwardly,with the lacing hook thereon,and forces the shank of the lacing hook through the upper 81, clenchingthe same against the anvil 82. The operation ofunlocking thelacing hook"carrier,

order to unlock the lacing hook carrier,

when desired, independently of the operation of the machine, such adevice being convenient in cases where an imperfect lacing hook becomesjammed upon the carrier and interferes with the operation of themachine.

The material into which the lacing hooks are to be set, via, the upper81, rests upon the cap 84 of the work-support 85 fast to the frame ofthe machine. The upper is fed along the upper surface of saidwork-support, or the cap thereof, by a feed-point 137 which projectsbelow the clenching surface of the anvil 82. The anvil 82 is adj ustablyfastened to an anvil carrier-frame 87 which consists of a vertical shaft88 constructed to slide in bearings 89 and 90 formed upon the frame ofthe machine and an arm 91 rigidly fastened to said shaft. The anvil 82has screw-threaded adjustment in and is supported directly upon the arm91 to which it is clamped by a screw 92.

A vertical motion is imparted to the. carrier frame 87 by a cam lever 93pivoted at 94 to the frame of themachine and having rotatably mountedthereon a cam roll 95 which engages a cam 96. The cam lever 93 isconnected to the shaft 88 by screws 97 fast to a collar 98. Said camlever is bifurcated at the free end thereofand each arm of saidbifurcated end has a slot 99 formed therein,

each of said slots having. a sliding block 100 located therein. Each ofthe-screws- 97 is fast to the collar 98 and extends through one of saidsliding block's, respectively, sothat the same are free to rock thereon.The collar 98 is loosely mounted upon the shaft 88,- ,so that said shaftis free to rock in said collar ings 89 and 90, while at the same time itmay be rocked in said bearings and this rocking motlon is imparted tothe shaft 88 and to the arm 91 by a slide 103 arranged to slide inbearings 104, 105 formed upon the frame 20. The front end of said slide103, or the left hand end (Fig. 3) is slotted at 106 to receive asliding block 107 which is rotatably mounted upon a stud' 108 fast to anarm 109 which is integral with the arm 91. A reciprocatory motion isimparted to the slide 103 by a link 110, pivotally connected at one endat 115 to said slide and at the other end to a stud 111. The stud 111may be clamped by the handle nut 112 to a lever 113, said studprojectin' through a curved slot 114 concentric with t e center of thepivot 115. The lever 113 is pivoted at 116 to the frame 20 and has arocking motion imparted thereto by a camslide 117 actuated by a cam 118fast to-the main shaft 22, said cam slide being pivotally connected tothe lower end of the lever 113.

The upper 81 is pressed against the worksupport 85 by a presser foot 119which is fastened to a vertical rod 120 (Fig. 1) adapted to slide in abearing 121 formed in the frame 20, and in a bearing 122 formed in thebase 21. A collar 123 is fast to the rod 120 intermediate the bearings121 and 122 and a spring 124 encircles the rod 120 and holds the presserfoot 119 normally pressed against the upper surface of the worksupport85, or against the upper which rests upon said work-support. Thepresser foot is moved upwardly away from the work-support by means of alever 125 pivoted at 126 to the frame of the 7 machine and having acam-roll 127 rotatably supported thereon and bearing against theperiphery ofthe cam 96. The right hand end o'f the lever 125 (Fig. 1)bears against the.

under side of the collar 123 and the cam 96 is provided upon itsperiphery with a rise or open cam path 128, whereby, in the rotation ofthe machine, the presser foot at certain intervals in the cycle ofoperations, 'is raised by the cam away from the work-support for thepurpose of allowing the upper to be fed, as hereinafter described. Ifthe operator desires to raise the presser foot, independent of theoperation of the machine, in order to insert or remove anupper'therefrom, he presses upon the treadle (not shown in the drawings)connected by a rod 129 and hook 130 to the lever 125.

The work-support 85 has a curved groove 131 therein concentric with theaxis of the vertical shaft 88 and in said curved groove is located acurved slide or die holder 132. Said slide is normally held in contactwith a stoppin 133 by a spiral spring 134 located also in said groove131, one end thereof bearing against said slide and the other endagainst the work-support. A die 135 is fastened to the die holder 132and has a hole 136 ext-ending vertically therethrough which is adaptedto aline at certain times during the operation of the machine, ashereinafter described, with a projection 137, constituting a punch,which extends downwardly from the anvil 82. T he cap 84 is fast tothework-support and extends over the top of the die holder 132-asillustrated in Fig. 5. The die holder. 132 has an arm 138 thereon (seeFigs. 4 and 5) with upwardly projecting ears 139 adapted to be clampedupon an adjusting screw 140 by a clamp screw 141. I

A stud 142 is rigidly fastened to the anvil carrier frame 87 and forms,in effect, a portion thereof, said stud being adapted to abut againstthe screw 140 when the anvil carrier frame is moving toward the right(Fig.4), thus moving the die holder and die toward the right against theaction of the spring 134.

The start and stop clutch motion for'the machine is subst-antiallythesame as that described in said Letters Patent No. 855,497.

.Suitable gages are used to assist the operator in placing the upper incorrect location to be punched and fed by the anvil punch.

The front edge gage 143 is shown in Fig. 4,

against which the operator places the front edge of the upper, saidfront gage being adjustably fastened to the work-support by means of ascrew 144 which projects through a slot in the gage 143 and hasscrew-threaded engagement with the work-support 85.

The general operation of the mechanism hereinbefore specificallydescribed is as follows: The operator places the upper upon "thework-support 85 in the position illus trated by dotted lines (Fig. 4)when a right hand upper is to have a lacing hook set therein, with thefront edge of said upper bearing against the front edge gage 143. Hethen places his foot upon the clutch treadle-which throws the drivingpulley intO. clutch with the main driving 'or cam shaft, rotating saidshaft and depressing the anvil with its punch projection 137 thereon.This downward motion of the punch is obtained by the anvil carrier frame87 and the vertical shaft 88, to which it is rigidly fastened, beingmoved downwardly by the lever 93 and its cam 96. The punch 137 is thusforced through the upper and into the hole 1.36 in the female die 135.as illustrated in Fig. 9. The p'resser'foot is then released to allowthe upper to feed and said upper is then fed by the punch 137'. saidpunch, be-

hole 136 (Fig. 10).

ing of the anvil carrier frame 87. The anvil carrierframe is then rockedfrom the right toward the left (Fig. 3) by the slide 103, link 110,lever 113, cam slide 117 and cam 118. As the punch feeds the uppertoward the left (Fig. 1). or toward the lacing hook carrier, the die 135slides, together with the holder 132, in the curved groove 131 untilsaid die holder arrives at a point where it is about to abut against thepin 133, but just previous to said holder abutting against said pin theanvil and punch are slightly raised to remove the punch 137 from the Thedie and its holder then stop, by reason of the holder abutting againstthe pin 133 and the punch and anvil continue their movement toward theleft from the position illustrated in Fig. 10 ,until said punch isbrought into alinement with a lacing hook held upon the lacing hookcarrier 38. The presser foot now descends and clamps the upper to thework-suppor't. The punch' then remains stationary, together with theanvil, until the lacinghook carrier drives the lacing hook through the uper and clenches the same upon the anvi as hereinbefore' described.

By reference to Figs. 9 and 13 it will be seen that when the punch firstpenetrates the upper it passes entirely therethroughand projects sightly below the lower surface of said upper, while the anvil crowds theupper downwardly against the upper surface of the diewhich is locatedbeneath the upper surface of the cap of the Worksupport (see Fig. 13).The punch remains in this position until it is withdrawn from the die,and as it is withdrawn the natural resiliency of the leather causesit'to spring" upwardly out of the depression formed by the location ofthe upper face of the dierelatively to the upper face ofthework-support, so that the upper remains upon the punch during thelatter part of" the feeding movement of the same, and the punch remainsprojecting through the upper to assist in guiding the shank of thelacing hook as it is driven by its ca rrier throughthe leather andclenched upon theanvil.

The next step in the operation of the Ina-- chine is to slightlyrelease" the anvil and punch, or move the same upwardly in order thatthere may be no pressure upon the top illustrated in Fig. 7.

of the lacing-hook carrier to prevent said lacing hook carrier frombeing withdrawn from the lacing hook by the" spriiig tl tijas The punch,however, is not withdrawn entirely' froin the lacing hook, but is leftprojecting into the holloWf shank thereof, as illustrated in Fig. 12,'s0as to hold said lacing hook against the pull of the lacing hook carrierwhen being withdrawn therefrom by the=spring 65, as illustrated in Fig.7. I i

' The operation of the,lacing'hook carrier adapted to rock said carrieron said slide, a

and slide to which it is attached, as well as the means by which thelacing hookis fed from the main raceway to the auxiliary raceway andonto said lacing hook carrier have been fully hereinbefore described.The 7 operation of setting the lacing hook is timed in such a mannerthat the lacing hook isset, as hereinbefore described, as soon as, theupper has been fed into proper position, with the punch and anvil inalinement with a lacing hook upon the lacing hook carrier. Afterv thelacing hook carrier has freed itself from the lacing hook, the punchrises and returns to its former position, ready to be depressed andperform again the cycle of operations hereinbefore described. Assoon asthe desired number of lacing hooks have been set in the upper, theoperator releases the clutch treadle and the machine comes to a stop andthe operator removes the upper from the machine. I

Having thus described my invent-ion what I claim and desire by LettersPatent to secure is Y.

1. In a machine for setting lacing hooks the uppers of boots and shoes,a slide, a carrier adapted to receive, a lacing hook and pivoted to rockon said slide, means to lock said carrier to said slide, and a springadapted to rock said carrier on its pivot.

2. In a machine for setting lacinghooks in the up ers of boots andshoes, a slide, a carrier adiipted to receive a lacing hook and pivotedto said slide, instrumentalities;

stop on said slide adapted to engage said carrier and prevent the samefrom rocking, and means adapted to o erate'said stop to re'-. lease saidcarrier ant allow the same to be rocked while said slide is-stationary.In a machine for setting lacing hooks the upper of a boot or shoe,aslidc, acarrier adapted to receive a lacing hook and pivoted to rock onsaid slide about ahorizontal axis, means on said slide adapted to lock vsaid carrier to said slide, and'means to feed said up er in a directionsubstantially longitudinal y of saidhorizontal axis V 4. In a machinefor setting lacing-hooks in the uppers of boots and shoes, a slide, acan. rier adapted to receive a lacing hook and. pivoted on said slideabout a horizontal axis, instrumentalities adapted to rock saidcarrier'on said slide, means on said slide adapted to lock-said carrierto said slide, and means to feed said upper in a direction substantiallylongitudinally of said horizontal axis.

5. In a machine=for setting lacing hooks in the up ers of boots andshoes, a slide... a carrier a apted to receive a lacing hook and 5pivoted to rock on said slide about a"horizon-, talax is,instrumentalities adapted to rock said carrier on said slide, a stop suported on said slide and movable relative y thereto iadapted t-o' engagesaid carrier and prevent 1 0 the same from rocking on its pivot, andmeans to feed said up er n a direction substantially longitudina ly ofsaid horizontal axis.

6. In a machine'for setting lacing hooks in 'the up ers of boots andshoes, a sl de, a carrier a aptedto receive a lacing hook' and pivotedto rock on said slide, a stop movable relatively to said slide adaptedto enga e said carrier and prevent the same from roc ing on its pivot,means to move said stop out of contact with said carrier, and a springadapted to rock said carrier on its pivot.

7. In a-machine for setting lacin hooks in the uppers of boots andshoes, a slide, a carrier a apted to receive a lacing hook and pivotedto rock on said slide about a horizontal axis, said carrier havinglateral projections 69 thereon adapted to rest upon said slide for thepurpose specified, instrumentalities adapted to rock said carrier onsaid slide, a stop adapted to engage said carrier and prevent the samefrom rocking, and means 7 adapted to operate said stop and release saidcarrier and allow the same to be rocked, while said slide is stationary.

. 8. In a machine for settifig lacing'hooks inthe uppers of bootsand-shoes, a shde, a carrier adapted to receive a lacing hook andpivoted to rock on said slide about a horizontal axis, a springadaptedto rock saidcarrier in one direction, a stationary. member which saidcarrier engages during the movement of said slide, whereby said carrieris rocked in the opposite direction, and means to lock said carrieragainst rocking movement on said pivot.

9. In a machine for setting lacing hooks in the uppers of boots andshoes, a slide, a caradapted to feed a lacing hook along said rierconsisting of alever and a plate rigidly fastened to saidlever adaptedto receive a lacing hook, said lever pivoted to rock about a horizontalaxis on said slide, and a stop movable relatively to said slide adaptedto engage said lever and preventthe same from rockin on its pivot.

10. a n a machine for setting lacing hooks in the uppers of boots andshoes, a raceway, a'slide, a carrier pivoted to rock on said slide,instrument'alities adapted to feed a lacing hook along said raceway andfrom saidraceway directly onto said carrier, and means on said slideadapted to lock said carrier to said slide.

11. In a machine for setting lacing hooks in the uppers of-boots andshoes, a raceway, a slide, a carrier pivoted to rock on said slide, astop movable relatively'to said slide, adapted to engage said carrierand prevent the same-from rocking on said pivot, and a lever raceway andonto said carrier, said lever also adapted to move said stop to allowsaid carrier to be rocked. 12. In a lacing hook setting machine, a

oted to rock thereon about a horizohtalaxisf means on said movablemember adapted-to lock said carrier thereto, and instrumentalitiesadapted to'rock said carrier, while said movable member is'stationary.

13. In a lacing hook setting machine, a movable member and a lacing hookcarrier pivoted to rock thereon about a horizontal axis, means on saidmovable member adapted to lock said carrier thereto andinstrumentaliti'es adapted to rocksaid movable member while said carrieris stationary, said carrier consisting of a lever provided with a recessin its upper end adapted to receive the.

' head of a lacing hook and a plate rigidly fastenedto said lever andpro ecting over said recess.

14. In a lacing-hook setting machine, a movable member and a lacing hookcarrier .pivoted to rockthereon about a horizontal axis, means on saidmovable member adapted to lock said carrier thereto andinstrumentalities adapted to rocksaid movable member while said carrieris stationary, said carrier consisting of a lever provided with a recessin its upper end adapted to receive the head of a lacing hookand a platerigidly fastened to said lever. and projecting over said recess, saidplate provided in the end thereof which projects over said recess, witha'depression.

15. In a lacing hook setting machine, an

anvil, a slide, instrumentalities adapted to move said anvil and'slidetoward and away from each other, a carrier adapted to receive alacinghook and pivotedto rock on said slide about a horizontal axis,means on said slide adapted to lock said carrier to said slide, andinstrumentalities adapted to rock saidcarrier while said slide isstationary.

16. In'a lacin hook setting machine, a

raceway, an anvi a slide, instrumentalities adapted to move said anviland slide toward and awayifrom each other, a carrier ada ted to receivea lacing hook pivoted to .roc on said slide about a'horizontal axis,means on said slide' to lock said carrier to said slide,

mechanism to move a lacing hook along said and away from each other, acarrier ada ted to receive a lacing hook pivoted to roc on said slideabout a horizontal axis, means to lock said carrier to said slide, andmechanism to move a lacing hook along said raceway and onto saidcarrier, said mechanism also operate the same to unlock said carrierfrom said slide to allow said carrier to rock.

18. In a machine for'setting lacing hooks said slide adapted to locksaid carrier there in the uppers of boots and shoes, a slide, mechanismto impart av vertical reciprocatory motion thereto,.a carrier adapted toreceive a lacing hook and pivoted to rock on said slide about ahorizontal axis, means on to, and instrumentalit-ies adapted to rocksaid carrier while said slide is stationary, a raceway, means adapted tofeed lacing hooks along said raceway and from said raceway onto saidcarrier, and means to cooperate with said carrier in-setting said hooksin said uppers. a

19. In a machine for setting lacing hooks in the uppers of boots andshoes, a slide, mechanism to impart a vertical reciprocatory movementthereto, a carrier adapted to receive a lacing hook and pivoted to rockon said slide about a horizontal axis, means to impart a rockingmovement to said carrier, a raceway, means adapted to feed lacing hooksalong said raceway and from said raceway onto said carrier; incombination with an anvil, mechanism for imparting a verticalreciprocatory motion to said anvil, and mech:

anism for moving said anvil laterallv intoand out of alinement with alacing hook held on said carrier.

20. In a machine for setting lacing hooks in the uppers of boots andshoes, a slide, "mechanism to imparta vertical reciprocatory motionthereto, a carrier adapted to receive a [lacing hook and pivoted to-rockon said slide about a horizontal axis, means to impart a rockingmovement-to said carrier, a raceway, means adapted to feed lacing hooksalong said raceway and from said raceway onto said carrier; incombination with an anvil, a feedpoint on said anvil, mechanism toimpart a reciprocatory movement to said anvil and feedpoint, andmechanism to impart an oscillating movement to said anvil and feedpoint, whereby said uppers may be fed into position to have said lacinghooks set therein. 21. In a lacing hook setting machine, a 'pivotallysupported anvil. carrier frame, mechanism to impart a vertical slidingreciprocatory movement to said carrier frame, mechanism for imparting'ahorizontal rocking movement to said carrier frame, and an anvil fastto said carrier frame, said anvil having a projection thereonconstituting a feed point; in combination with a die adapted to he movedme path concentric with the axial line of said anvil carrier frame.

22. In a lacing hook setting machine, a pivotally supported anvilcarrier frame, mechanism to impart a vertical sliding reciprocatorymovement to said carrier frame, mechanism for imparting a horizontalrocking movement to said carrier frame, and an anvil fast to saidcarrier frame, said anvil having a projection thereon constituting afeed point; in combination with a die holder adapted to be moved in apath concentric with the axial line of said anvil carrier frame and adie fast to said die holder.

23. In a lacing hook setting machine, a pivotally supported anvilcarrier frame, mechanism to impart a vertical sliding re-- ciprocatorymovement to said carrier frame,

mechanism for imparting a horizontal rocking movement to said carrierframe, and an anvil fast to said carrier frame, said anvil having aprojection thereon constituting a feed point; in combination with a dieholder ing movement to said carrier frame, and an anvil fast to saidcarrier frame, said anvil having a projection thereon constituting afeed point; in combination with a die holder adapted to be moved in apath concentric with the axial line of said anvil carrier frame,

a die fast to said die holder, a spring adapted 'to move said die holderin one direction, and

a screw fast to said die holder against which screw said anvil carrieris adapted to abut andmove said die holder in the opposite direction tothat in which it is adapted to be moved by said spring.

25. In a lacing hook setting machine, a vertical shaft, an arm rigidlyattached to said shaft, an anvil fast to said arm, said anvil having aprojection thereon constituting a feed point, mechanism to impart arec-iprocatory motion to said shaft, and mechanism to impart a rockingmovement to said shaft, in combination with a die adapted to be moved ina path concentric with said ver, tical shaft.

26. In a lacing hook setting machine, a vertical shaft, an arm rigidlyattached to said shaft, an anvil fast to said arm, said anvil having aprojection thereon constituting a feed point, a lever pivotallysupported upon the frame of said machine and operatively connected tosaid shaft, means to impart arocking movement to said lever, wherev by areciprocatory movement is imparted to vertical shaft, an arm rigidlyattached to said Y shaft, an anvil fast to said arm, said anvil having aprojection thereon constituting a feedpoint, mechanism to'impart areciprocatory motion to said'shaft, a slide operatively connectedto'impart a rocking movement to saidv arm, a lever pivotally supportedupon the frame of said machine and operatively connected to said slideand mechanism to impart a rocking movement to said lever, in

combination with a die adapted to be moved in a path concentric withsaid vertical shaft.

28. In a lacinghook setting machine, a vertical'shaft, anarm iigidlyattached to said shaft, an anvil fast to said arm, said anvil having aprojection thereon constitutably attached to said lever relatively tothe pivot of said lever, whereby the extent of movement of said slidemay be varied, in combination with a die adapted to be moved in a pathconcentric withsaid vertical shaft.

29. Ina lacing hook setting machine, a vertical shaft, an armrigidlyattached to said shaft, an anvil fast to said arm, said anvil having aprojection thereon constituting a feed point, mechanism to impart-areciprocatory motion to said shaft, a slide operatively connected toimpart a rocking movement to said arm, a lever pivotally supported uponthe frame of said machine, mechanism to impart a rocking movement tosaid lever, and a link connecting said lever to said slide, said linkadjustably attached to said lever relatively to the pivot of said lever,whereby the extent of movement of said slide may be varied, incombination with a die adapted to be moved in a path concentric withsaidv vertical shaft.

30. In a lacing hook setting machine, -a vertical shaft, an arm rigidlyattached to said shaft, an anvil fast to said arm, said an vil havingprojection thereon constitutinga feed poin J, mechanism to impart areciprocatory motion to said shaft, a slide operatively cor nected toimpart a rocking movement to ssid arm, a lever pivotally sup orted uponti e frame of said machine, mec anism to imaart a rocking movement tosaid lever, a liak pivoted at one end thereof to said slide and a studto which the other end of said link is connected, said stud projectingthrough a curved slot provided in said lever and adapted to' be fastenedto said lever, in combination with a die adapted to be moved in a pathconcentric with said vertical shaft.

31. In a machinefor setting lacing hooks in the uppers of boots andshoes, a carrier adapted to receive a lacing hook, mechanism forimparting a vertical sliding reciprocatory motion thereto, mechanism forimparting a rocking movement thereto, a raceway, mechfast to saidcarrierframe, said anvil having a projection thereon constituting a feed point,a die adapted to be moved upon said worksupport in a path concentricwith the axis of said carrier frame, mechanism to impart a verticalsliding reciprocatory movement to said anvil carrier frame toward andaway from said work-support and at right angles to said die, andmechanism to impart a horizontal rocking movement to said anvil carrierframe, whereby said feed point is adapted to perforate the upper of aboot or shoe at right angles thereto and to project into a hole providedin said die and feed said upper laterally along said work support towardsaid lacing hook carrier, a stop adapted to limit the movement of saiddie toward said lacing hook carrier, 'said feed point adapted to bemoved out of alinement with said die during the latter part of itsmovement toward said lacing hook carrier, whereby said upper may be fedlaterally along said work-support until said perforation and anvil alinewith said lacing hook.

32. In a machine for setting lacing hooks in the uppers of boots andshoes, a carrier adapted to receive a lacing hook, mechanism forimparting a vertical sliding reciprocatory movement thereto, mechanismfor lmparting a rocking movement thereto, a raceway,

mechanism for feeding a hook along said raceway and from said racewayonto said carrier; in combination with a work-support, a pivotallysupported anvil carrier frame, an anvil fast to said carrier frame, saidanvil having aprojection thereon constituting a feed point, a dieadapted to be moved in a path concentric with the axis of said anvilcarrier, mechanism to impart a vertical sliding reciprocatory movementto said anvil carrier frame toward and away from said work-support andat right angles to said die, mechanism to impart a horizontal rockingmovement to said anvil carrier frame, a presser foot, and mechanism tomove said resser foot toward and away from said Wor suppo'rt, wherebysaid feed point is adapted to perforate the upper of a oot or shoe atright angles thereto and feed the same laterally along said work-supportuntil said perforation and anvil aline with said lacing hook and saidupper is held clamped against said work-support during the forwardlateral rocking movement of said carrier frame and anvil.

In a machine for setting lacing hooks in the upper of a boot or shoe, acarrier adapted to receive and holda lacing hook, an anvil, said anvilhaving a projection thereon constituting a punch and feed-point, afemale die, and instrumentalities adapted to move said punch toward andinto cooperation withsaid die, whereby a hole is punched through saidupper, with said feed-point projecting through beneath said upper, saidinstrumen in the upper of a boot or shoe, a carrier adapted to receiveand hold a lacing hook, an anvil, said anvil having a projection thereonconstituting a punch and feed oint, a die holder, a female die fast tosair. die holder and having a hole therein, instrumentalities adapted tomove said punch and anvil toward and into cooperation with said die,whereby a hole is punched through said upper, said instrumentalitiesadapted to subse quently move said punch andanvil away from said die andinto and out of alinement with a lacing hook held on said lacing hookcarrier, a stop, and means to move said die holder thereagainst, wherebysaid upper may punched and fed and the lacing hooks clenched therein.

35. In .a lacing hook setting machine, a carrier adapted to receive andhold a lacing hook, an anvil, said anvil having a rojection thereonconstituting a punch and filed point, a die having a hole thereinadapted to receive said projection, mechanism to move said punch andanvil toward and away from said die, mechanism to move said punch and anvil laterally into and out of alinement with a lacing hook held on saidcarrier, means to move said die toward said carrier, a stop to limit themovement of said die toward said carrier, and means to move said dieaway from said carrier,

36. In a machine for setting lacing hooks or the like in sheet materiala work-support and a female die adapted to slide thereon, the upper faceof said die located beneath the upper face of said worlnsupport.

37. In a machine for setting lacing hooks or the like in sheet material,a work-support, a female die adapted to slide thereon, the up per faceof said die located beneath the upper face of said work-support, a punchhaving an annular flange constituting an anvil thereon,

and mechanism to move said punch toward and away from said die.

, 38. In a machine for setting lacing hooks or the like in sheetmaterial, a work-su port, a female die ada ted to slide thereon, tlie upper face of said c ie located beneath the upper face of saidworlnsupport, a punch having an annular flange constituting an anvilthereon, mechanism to move said punch toward and away from said die, andmechanism to move said punch laterally thereof.

39. In a machine for setting lacing hooks" "or the like in sheetmaterial, a worksupport,

a female die adapted to slide thereon, t

a female die ada ted to slide thereon, the upper face of said ie locatedbeneath the upper face of said work-support, a punch having an annularflange constituting an anvil thereon, mechanism to move said punchtoward and away from said die, mechanism to movesaid punch laterallythereof, a stop, and means to move said die toward said stop. i

40. In a machine for setting 'laoinghooks or the like in sheet material,a work-su port, a female die adapted to slide thereon, tiie upper faceof said die located beneath the up per face of said work-support, aholder for said die, an anvil having a projection thereon constituting apunch, a carrier frame-to which said anvil is fastened, a stop, a springadapted to move said die holder thereagainst, mechanism to impart avertical sliding reciprocatory movement to said anvil carrier frame, acarrier adapted to receive and hold a lacing hook, mechanism to impart avertical reciprocatory movement thereto, and mechanism to move saidanvil carrier frame toward and away from said lacing hook'carrier,whereby said punchv may be brought into alinement with a lacing hookheld on said lacing hook carrier, said anvil carrier frame adapted toabut against said die holder and move the latter with said die away fromsaid carrier.'

41, In a machine for setting lacing hooks or the like in sheet material,a work'-support,

per face of said die located beneath the upper face of saidwork-support, a holder for said die, an anvil havin a projection thereonconstituting a punc i, a carrier frame to which said anvil is fastened,a stop, a spring adapted to move said'die holder thereagainst, mechanismto impart a vertical reciprocatory movement to said anvil carrier frame,a slide, a lacing hook carrier pivoted to said slide and adapted toreceive and hold a lacing hook, mechanism to impart a verticalreciprocatory movement to said slide, and mechanism to move said anvilcarrier frame toward and away from said lacing hook careuprier, wherebysaid punch may be broughtinto alinement with a lacing hook held on saidlacinghook carrier, sald anvil carrier frame adapted to abut againstsaid die holder and move the latter with said die away from saidcarrier.

42. In a machine for settin lacing hooks in the upper of a boot or s 0e,a carrier adapted to receive and hold a lacing hook, mechanism to imparta vertical reciprocatory motion thereto, an anvil, said anvil having aprojection thereon constituting a punch and feed-point, a female die,and instrumentalities adapted to move said punch toward and intovcooperation with said die, whereby a hole is punched through said upper,with said feed-point rojecting through beneath said upper, said lac \saiarrier, said instrument ada ted to metre said die and {lunch toward"ting operation and into alinement with each 10 a 'ties adapted ,other.to subsequently move said punch vertically I In testimony whereof I havehereunto set away from said :die and laterally relatively my hand inpresence of two subscribing withook held on said can'ien'whereby saidlacing1hook me'y be 'set in'said upper, said inv Witnesses:

to said die and into alinement with a. lacing nesses. y l

' "SYDNEY TAFT.

' strumentalitles adapted to move saidp'unch- CHARLES S. Goonme, and.die away frem'said carrier after the set- LoUIs A. JONES.

